About Us

Vaksana: A Gender Responsive Climate-Smart Agriculture Project

Vaksana’s main objective is to promote community development, sustainable ecotourism, and address gender equity. We aim to build a resource hub that serves to bridge the gap for Region 2 residents, businesses, and visitors. We are self-sustaining, holistically designed, and community driven.

Key Terms

Gender-Responsive

UNDP’s definition) : Gender responsiveness refers to outcomes that reflect an understanding of gender roles and inequalities and which make an effort to encourage equal participation and equal and fair distribution of benefits. Gender responsiveness is accomplished through gender analysis and gender inclusiveness

Climate-Smart Agriculture

This approach involves farming practices that improve farm productivity and profitability, help farmers adapt to the negative effects of climate change and mitigate climate change effects, e.g. by soil carbon sequestration or reductions in greenhouse emissions.

Meet The Team

Menakshi Babulall

Founder & CEO

Menakshi was born in Guyana, has lived in Canada and the U.S. She is a Global Development practitioner and founded A Different View Project with the vision of healing through sustainability. With ADVP's Vaksana, Menakshi hopes to encourage a shift toward regenerative practices that would lead Guyana towards a sustainable future for generations to come.

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Samantha Gabuji

Creative Director

Samantha is a Canadian-born artist and entrepreneur. She has an educational background in Holistic Health, Yoga, and Media. Samantha has worked in the wellness industry for nearly a decade and seeks to integrate the principals of holistic development in her life and business endeavors. She currently owns and operates a tattoo studio in Toronto, Canada.

Shoba Bharrat

Program Director

Shoba was born and raised in Guyana after which she migrated to the US in her teens. She holds a Masters Degree in Psychology and runs a practice in Applied Behavior Analysis that is based in New York. She is passionate about combining her knowledge, experience and personal practices to greater serve her community. Shoba hopes to give back to the country of her birth by contributing to its development in various ways.

Success Through
Multilateral Partnerships

The key to Vaksana’s success as a Canadian Non-Profit is our strong network and capable team.

Working In Alliance With:

All Inclusive Tour Operations:
- Adventure Las Palmas
- Guyana Vacations
- Potaro-Siparuni Tourism Community
Local Organizations:
- Breadfruit Collective
- Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)
International organizations:
- The Pad Project
- Impactful Tourism